It's only week three of the high school football season in Alabama, but Class 6A Region 8 could be decided tonight when Bob Jones High School takes on Florence High School.

The game features plenty of star power as Rivals 100 linebacker and Alabama commitment Reggie Ragland leads the Patriots against a Florence team with Mississippi State commit Kivon Coman and three-star athlete Beniquez Brown.

Ragland, who had 11 tackles, including seven for a loss in a week-two victory, knows how important this game is for Bob Jones.

"This is a real big game because everybody has Florence winning the region, so we're going to come out and try to play real hard against them," Ragland said. "I've got to make sure I'm ready to play, so my team can get behind me and we can go in there with full force."

For Ragland, the game is more than just about who wins the region. It's a homecoming for him.

The in-state star was born in Florence and lived there until he was four years old, and his family moved to Huntsville. He still has plenty of family members who live in the area and will be at the game.

"It's going to be real good to go back to Florence because a whole bunch of my dad's old friends have been calling him about how they're going to come to the game and how everybody in Florence is talking about the game," Ragland said. "It should be real fun."

Ragland's nephew, Rayshawn 'Ray-Ray' Smith, will be on the opposing sidelines and line up at outside linebacker for the Falcons. Smith is a junior this year.

Ragland, who committed to the Crimson Tide back in December, wasn't able to make Alabama's first game against Kent State but liked what he saw from his future teammates.